Technofascism

Send us Fan MailEpisode DescriptionA new paper just dropped in AI & Society with a provocative title: "Technofascism: AI, Big Tech, and the New Authoritarianism." Philosopher Mark Coeckelbergh argues that AI isn't politically neutral. The way it's being deployed mirrors features of historical fascism, just through quieter mechanisms: data extraction, algorithmic governance, behavioral nudging, platform monopolization. This episode breaks down the argument, from Hannah Arendt's "thoughtless bureaucrat" to why tech oligarchs sat front row at Trump's inauguration. Yesterday was the immediate threat. Today is the structural analysis.Episode Tagstechnofascism, AI, Big Tech, authoritarianism, fascism, Mark Coeckelbergh, Hannah Arendt, algorithmic governance, surveillance, democracy, Trump, Silicon Valley, corporate powerContent RatingCleanEpisode TypeFullRuntime~6 minutesTimecodes0:00 – The Paper 1:00 – The Quiet Mechanisms 2:00 – The Thoughtless Bureaucrat 3:00 – The Corporatism Parallel 4:00 – The Loud Version 5:15 – Resistance